Optimus Alive Festival – 35 Awesome Photos

Lisbon’s Optimus Alive festival was a roaring success. There was new material from Warpaint and Mumford And Sons, an REM cover from Radiohead, and meanwhile, Morcheeba saved the day after Florence And The Machine were forced to pull out due to Flo’s vocal problems. Frankly we can’t wait to do it all again next year. Check out some of our favourite photos from the festival below…

Big Deal’s KC Underwood tells off an audience member who didn’t do their homework. Photo: Tom Martin

Main stage, Optimus festival. Photo: Tom Martin

Alice and KC from Big Deal play the festival, which took place in Lisbon. Photo: Tom Martin

Buraka Som Sistema take to the stage. Photo: Tom Martin

We hope Lisa Hannigan’s wearing sun cream. Photo: Tom Martin

The Maccabees probably didn’t need their jackets in the end. Photo: Tom Martin

Punters enjoy the sunny Portuguese site. Photo: Tom Martin

It was Maccabbees bassist Rupert Jarvis’ birthday that day, so singer Orlando led the crowd in a band rendition of ‘Happy Birthday’. Photo: Tom Martin

The Maccabees closed their set with recent single, ‘Pelican’. Photo: Tom Martin

Metronomy’s Joe Mount rocks pastels. Photo: Tom Martin

Justice keep it pared back. Well, as much as they can. Photo: Tom Martin